FROM FRANCE 24: After the meeting, Macron announced that France would launch a joint committee with the Palestinian Authority to draw up a new Palestinian constitution.
“We decided together to establish a joint committee for the consolidation of the state of Palestine,” Macron said, adding that it would “contribute to drawing up a new constitution, a draft of which president Abbas presented to me”.
Abbas said he agreed “to the swift establishment of the constitutional committee”.
The two leaders also discussed Israeli plans for annexation in the West Bank, which Macron described as a “red line”.
“Plans for partial or total annexation, whether legal or de facto, constitute a red line to which we will respond strongly with our European partners,” the French president said. “The violence of the settlers and the acceleration of settlement projects are reaching new heights, threatening the stability of the West Bank and constitute violations of international law,” Macron added.
Trump said last week he expected an International Stabilisation Force tasked with monitoring the ceasefire to be in Gaza “very soon”. The meeting also followed Macron’s decision in September to recognise a Palestinian state at a United Nations summit – a move the Palestinian Authority hailed as “historic and courageous”. READ MORE
French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the Elysee Palace in Paris, months after France officially recognized a Palestinian state. The historic meeting included a bilateral discussion and a joint declaration, highlighting France’s commitment to Middle East peace and diplomacy.
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